Ministry of Environment officials have told Korean media that if the tests prove Audi and VW have sold vehicles that do not meet their stated emissions, it may ban the sale of all of those vehicles....More

* VW's U.S. chief to testify to U.S. lawmaker panel on Oct.
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* Germany's KBA watchdog wants plan presented by Oct. 7
* Owners want to know if refit will affect performance
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By Andreas Cremer and Barbara Lewis
BERLIN/BRUSSELS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Two weeks after it
admitted to cheating diesel emissions tests, Volkswagen
provided the first information on Friday allowing
customers to find out if their vehicles are affected....More

Some experts and U.S. regulators say the German automaker likely will have to come up with two sets of solutions for two different emission-control systems installed on 482,000 U.S. diesel cars from model years 2009-2015....More

A Sept. 24 meeting of the parliament’s environment committee voted in favor of a draft law tightening up tailpipe emissions, especially nitrogen-oxides, and the committee called for a new, real-life, test procedure to be enforced by end 2017....More

The biggest drag is the key Brazilian export market, where a corruption scandal, political crisis and high inflation have thrust its economy into recession. Argentina sells about half of its vehicle output to Brazil....More

Denying allegations by the Green Party that he knew beforehand about the technology VW used to manipulate test results, Alexander Dobrindt says he first learned about the scandal in a newspaper article....More

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada must join the Trans-Pacific Partnership if it wants to ensure access to fast-growing Asian markets, but offers no specifics on concessions local automakers might face....More

Although imports comprise about 20% of the Russian market, Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov believes global automakers have chosen to focus on local output as the country’s economic crisis, aggravated by Western sanctions, continues....More

The president of the Motor Trade Assn. of Zimbabwe says the capabilities of the country’s assemblers are so limited the directive to government agencies and public institutions to buy at least 80% locally made vehicles may be ignored....More

The subsidy reduces the cost of EVs and PHEVs with carbon-dioxide emissions of 75g/km or less by 35%, up to a maximum £5,000 ($7,695). Sales after six months of 2015 surpassed the full-year 2014 total....More

As many foreign-branded cars are locally produced through joint ventures with relatively few imported parts, analyst Yale Zhang says the renminbi devaluation against the U.S. dollar is “almost meaningless to multinational carmakers active in China.”...More

The 2018 Wards 10 Best Interiors competition is under way, and more than 30 vehicles are facing close inspection for fit-and-finish, ergonomics, materials, comfort and aesthetics. Today's gallery focuses on the ’18 Buick Enclave Avenir AWD, a three-row CUV with a sticker price of $59,435. (Photos by Tom Murphy)